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DVA5259
First Officer, B777-200
Joined on November 15 2007
Sacramento, CA USA
45 legs, 70.4 hours
5 legs,
9.1 hours online 43 legs,
66.5 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
August 15 2009 16:24 ET by Daniel Haro
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Hello everyone, I just got Windows 7 Downloaded and burned.
I am at the "Where do you want to install Windows?" box.
I want to be able to keep my Windows Vista-64 Bit and install Windows 7 as a seperate OS.
Although being on the screen I only have the following options:
Refresh
Delete
Format
Load Driver
Extend and New are disabled.
How can I make another partition for Windows 7?
Daniel HaroFirst Officer, B777-200
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DVA7577
First Officer, B777-200
OLP
Joined on July 18 2009
50 State Club
Triple Century Club
Everett 250 Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Buffalo, NY USA
334 legs, 637.3 hours
29 legs,
47.8 hours online 332 legs,
629.7 hours ACARS 5 legs,
9.4 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
August 15 2009 16:32 ET by Jesse Kovacs
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http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/d9a4d35e-efdf-406c-a049-0860180129a71033.mspx
This should walk you through it. Just remember the drive letter you assign, then install to that drive.
Jesse KovacsFirst Officer, B777-200
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DVA5259
First Officer, B777-200
Joined on November 15 2007
Sacramento, CA USA
45 legs, 70.4 hours
5 legs,
9.1 hours online 43 legs,
66.5 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
August 15 2009 16:42 ET by Daniel Haro
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I don't see an unallocated space on my Hard Drive seems like Vista is taking it all up.
I have 610GB of HDD.
Daniel HaroFirst Officer, B777-200
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DVA3707
First Officer, B737-800
Joined on November 11 2006
Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Western United States
111 legs, 214.7 hours
67 legs,
117.3 hours online 106 legs,
206.5 hours ACARS 2 legs,
3.2 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
August 15 2009 16:45 ET by Andrew Martz
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You need to re-partition some of you Vista space. You dont need much to try 7. I use dedicate 63GB but only use 19.7. So if I would to do it again, I would give it maybe 30GB.
Andrew MartzFirst Officer, B737-800
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DVA5259
First Officer, B777-200
Joined on November 15 2007
Sacramento, CA USA
45 legs, 70.4 hours
5 legs,
9.1 hours online 43 legs,
66.5 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
August 15 2009 16:49 ET by Daniel Haro
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Yeah although how can I create the partition if it won't show any space available?
I have more than enough.
Daniel HaroFirst Officer, B777-200
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DVA3707
First Officer, B737-800
Joined on November 11 2006
Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Western United States
111 legs, 214.7 hours
67 legs,
117.3 hours online 106 legs,
206.5 hours ACARS 2 legs,
3.2 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
August 15 2009 16:57 ET by Andrew Martz
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In the Computer Management window found in the Administrative tools in the control panel, click Disk Management, right click on your Vista partition (most likely C) and click shrink volume. After you shrink it, it will show up as Unallocated Space which you then format into a new partition. then boot from the windows 7 disk and choose the new empty partition that you just created for the install. Once its done, when you boot, you can choose which operating system you want to boot whenever you turn on you PC.
Andrew MartzFirst Officer, B737-800
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DVA5259
First Officer, B777-200
Joined on November 15 2007
Sacramento, CA USA
45 legs, 70.4 hours
5 legs,
9.1 hours online 43 legs,
66.5 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
August 15 2009 17:01 ET by Daniel Haro
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Oh ok although it restricts how much space I can shrink.
Daniel HaroFirst Officer, B777-200
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DVA5259
First Officer, B777-200
Joined on November 15 2007
Sacramento, CA USA
45 legs, 70.4 hours
5 legs,
9.1 hours online 43 legs,
66.5 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
August 15 2009 17:11 ET by Daniel Haro
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Ok got it working, it is formatting the new volume at the moment.
I will allocate 173GB to Windows 7.
Daniel HaroFirst Officer, B777-200
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DVA7577
First Officer, B777-200
OLP
Joined on July 18 2009
50 State Club
Triple Century Club
Everett 250 Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Buffalo, NY USA
334 legs, 637.3 hours
29 legs,
47.8 hours online 332 legs,
629.7 hours ACARS 5 legs,
9.4 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
August 15 2009 17:53 ET by Jesse Kovacs
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How did you get it to unrestrict the space allocated? it'll only let me use 300 Mb out of 466Gb Available..
Jesse KovacsFirst Officer, B777-200
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DVA5259
First Officer, B777-200
Joined on November 15 2007
Sacramento, CA USA
45 legs, 70.4 hours
5 legs,
9.1 hours online 43 legs,
66.5 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
August 15 2009 18:04 ET by Daniel Haro
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I have no idea.
It just gave me the amount I was allowed to use.
Daniel HaroFirst Officer, B777-200
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DVA7577
First Officer, B777-200
OLP
Joined on July 18 2009
50 State Club
Triple Century Club
Everett 250 Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Buffalo, NY USA
334 legs, 637.3 hours
29 legs,
47.8 hours online 332 legs,
629.7 hours ACARS 5 legs,
9.4 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
August 16 2009 07:51 ET by Jesse Kovacs
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Do you have System Restore turned on?
Jesse KovacsFirst Officer, B777-200
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DVA5259
First Officer, B777-200
Joined on November 15 2007
Sacramento, CA USA
45 legs, 70.4 hours
5 legs,
9.1 hours online 43 legs,
66.5 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
August 16 2009 11:39 ET by Daniel Haro
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Me? Yes it's on.
Daniel HaroFirst Officer, B777-200
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DVA7577
First Officer, B777-200
OLP
Joined on July 18 2009
50 State Club
Triple Century Club
Everett 250 Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Buffalo, NY USA
334 legs, 637.3 hours
29 legs,
47.8 hours online 332 legs,
629.7 hours ACARS 5 legs,
9.4 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
August 16 2009 14:34 ET by Jesse Kovacs
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hmmm. I can't for the life of me figure out why it will only let me partition 318 Mb's...ugg
Jesse KovacsFirst Officer, B777-200
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DVA6992
Captain, B767-300
Joined on February 10 2009
Kosice, Košický kraj Slovakia
13 legs, 34.8 hours
12 legs,
33.0 hours online 12 legs,
33.0 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
August 18 2009 08:45 ET by Opher Ben Peretz
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I have Vista 64 installed on Drive C, I later installed Windows7 Extreme RC 64 on Drive D after booting from the Windows7 disk. Its so good I pre-ordered it right away for a reasonable price. Both will show up on startup for selection, you can set up in the startup utility which is the default OS.
Opher Ben PeretzCaptain, B767-300
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DVA6654
Captain, B757-200
OLP
Joined on July 14 2006
50 State Club
B757 100 Club
Millennium Club
Million Mile Club
Globetrotter
Everett Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"Ummm..." Tucker, GA USA
1,192 legs, 2,719.3 hours
87 legs,
169.7 hours online 1,192 legs,
2,719.3 hours ACARS 1 legs,
2.5 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
August 18 2009 11:46 ET by Gregory Stevenson
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If u did create a seperate partition when installing Vista... It would have been easier for you to do. but what u have to do now is use a "Partition Program" and split the drive so that extra drive can show up when ur trying to install the new OS
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DVA5259
First Officer, B777-200
Joined on November 15 2007
Sacramento, CA USA
45 legs, 70.4 hours
5 legs,
9.1 hours online 43 legs,
66.5 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
August 19 2009 11:30 ET by Daniel Haro
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Are you still having the same problem Jesse?
Daniel HaroFirst Officer, B777-200
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